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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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